Commercial card and poster holder



.C. WEIDNER.

COMMERCIAL CARD AND POSTER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED. SEPT. 2. I921 1,401,21 6, Patented Dec. 27, 1921.

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CHARLES WEIDNER, 0F FRANKFORT, INDIANA.

COMMERCIAL CARD AND LOSTER HOLDER.

Application filed September 2, 1921. Serial No. 497,962.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES WVEIDNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Frankfort, in the county of Clinton and State of Indiana, have invented anew and useful Commercial Card and Poster Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hangers especially designed for hanging posters or the like, the primary object of the invention being to provide an adjustable arm capable of receiving and supporting posters of various widths.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means for securing the hanger to its supporting bracket to facilitate the application and removal of the hanger.

A still further object of the invention is t provide means for securing the poster or the like to the hanger, eliminating the necessity of tearing or cutting openings in the poster to secure the same to the hanger.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 is an elevational view of the hanger disclosing the same in an extended position. i

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a detail View of the hanger.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the device includes a bracket 5 which comprises hinged sections, one of the sections-being provided with openings 6, the opposite section being formed into movable sections 7 which carry pins 8 adapted to be moved to positions within the confines of the walls of the opening 6, for purposes to be hereinafter more fully described. A section 9 forms a part of one of the sections of the bracket and is provided with an opening to accommodate the screw 10 by means of which the bracket may be secured to a support, such as indicated at 11.

The hanger is of the adjustable type and embodies a main or supporting arm 12 and movable arms 13 and 14, respectively, the arm 12 being providedwith a T head 15 which is apertured as at 16, the aperture 16 being provided to register with the openings 6 of the bracket so that when the pins 8 are moved over the head 15, the pins will find their way into the opening and secure the supporting arm 12 to the bracket member.

The arm 13 is formed with an elongated opening 17 between the walls of which are positioned the pins 18. Thus it will be seen that due to this connection, the section 13 may he slid longitudinally of the section 12 to adjust, or regulate the length of the hanger. In order that the section 13 will be held in proper relation with the section 12, a lug 18 is provided and formed integral with the member 12, the lug overlying a portion of the section 12 to permit the section 13 to move thereunder.

The adjustable section 14 is also provided with an elongated opening 19, that accommodates the pins 20 that secure the section 14 to the section 13, the pins being carried by the section 13 and disposed in spaced relation with each other. This section 14 is also provided with a downwardly extending lug 21, that overlies the sections 12 and 13 to insure against vertical movement of the section 14 when a poster is secured thereto.

Formed integrally with the sections 14 are the downwardly extending lugs 22 which provide keepers for the spring securing arms 23 which are curved and provided with piercing extremities 24 to pierce a poster secured to the hanger and secure the same against movement.

pring arm indicated at 25 is carried by the section 12, and is located at a point adjacent to the T head 15 to secure a poster adjacent to one edge thereof and insure a poster being held in an extended position.

In order that the hanger will be further braced with respect to its supporting bracket, a flange 26 is provided and formed on the T head 15, the flange being shown as embracing a portion of the bracket.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a poster may be secured to the movable sections of the hanger, the width of the hanger being regulated to conform to the width of the poster supported thereby.

It might be further stated that a guard plate 30 forms a part of the hanger and in cludes spaced fingers 31 adapted to engage between the sections and set up a binding action and prevent accidental movement of one section with respect to the other section.

In the event that it is desired to secure a poster directly to the bracket, the poster may be positioned between the sections of the bracket and the sections of the bracket carrying the piercing members 8, moved over the poster and forced therethrough.

What is claimed as new is A hanger including a bracket member having hinged sections, one of said sections having openings, the opposite section having pins, a hanger arm comprising adjustable sections; one of said hanger arm sections I/LOLElG CHARLES WEIDNER.

Vitnesses EDWARD SPRAY, HARRY M. BOGAN. 

